think piece

noun

: a piece of writing meant to be thought-provoking and speculative that consists chiefly of background material and personal opinion and analysis

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The result — labor satire that hits without feeling like a prestige think piece — is uncanny in its timeliness. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2026 Tina Fey’s Bossypants and Caitlin Moran’s How to Be a Woman were published the same year—along with loads of think pieces about how the memoir boom—capped by Elizabeth Gilbert’s success and the film adaptation of her book—had ended. Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026 This is news that Jim foreshadowed to Investing Club members in his first Sunday think piece of the year. Paulina Likos, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026 But between the triumphant press releases and the think pieces about creative freedom, some practical questions remain unanswered. Clayton Davis, Variety, 19 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for think piece

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First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of think piece was in 1941

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“Think piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20piece. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.

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